Matka X Review: Netizens Rave About Varun Tej's Performance In 'Highly Predictable' Film

Matka X Review: Varun Tej starrer hit big screens on November 14, alongside Suriya starrer pan-India film Kanguva. action movie narrates a classic rags-to-riches story and opened to a decent reception. Social media users who caught early shows of film have praised performance of Varun Tej while criticised director's work on movie.

Social media users share mixed reviews of Matka

First-day first shows of Matka began as early as 9 am in select cities. Fans who caught early shows of film took to ir X (formerly Twitter) to share ir reviews of Varun Tej starrer. Overall film has opened to a mixed response with netizens appreciating Varun Tej's acting skills and redeeming film his career film.
 

X users are especially appreciating first 20 minutes of film. action sequences and background music of movie also received a special mention from social media users. However, some users critiqued movie's ‘predictable’ plot and called some scenes dragged and ‘boring'.

Is Matka based on life of gambler Ratan Khatri?

As per a report in Gulte, movie is inspired by life of 'Matka King', Ratan Khatri. For unversed, Ratan Khatri's title of 'Matka King' comes from stronghold he h over Matka gambling industry in India, between 1960s and 1980s. Incidentally, Khatri h himself turned producer with 1976 film Rangila Ratan, notably starring Rishi Kapoor and Parveen Babi.

Matka reportedly spans a timeline of 24 years and reportedly features Varun in four avatars. Set against backdrop of Vizag, timeline for film is between 1958 and 1985. report ds that while film will not be an out-and-out biopic on Khatri, several plot points from film will be heavily inspired by his life. In dition to Telugu, Matka was also released in Tamil, Kanna, Malayalam, and Hindi.